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Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, delivered the following opening statement at the beginning of today's hearing OVERSIGHT OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION: STRENGTHENING PROTECTIONS FOR AMERICANS’ PRIVACY AND DATA SECURITY:
EVANSTON, IL– Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky offered the following statement on the first day of Ramadan:
”Ramadan reminds us to lift each other up and always work to better our community and the people in our lives. I want to wish all observing this holy month a peaceful and blessed Ramadan. Ramadan Mubarak!”
WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, led a letter signed by 157 of her colleagues calling for the Social Security Administration (SSA) to abandon their anti-union policies and bad-faith negotiations with the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE).
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement recognizing Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and a subcommittee Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee, voted today in favor of H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act. The legislation passed the House by a vote of 231-190. The bill takes the first steps in protecting our planet, by keeping the United States in the Paris Climate Agreement, demands real action from the Trump Administration on climate change, and lays the foundation for further, effective action by Congress.
Congresswoman Schakowsky made the following statement regarding the legislation:
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, made the following statement this morning in response to reports of Attorney General William Barr’s mishandling of the Mueller report and misleading statements to Congress about it:
“An Attorney General who obstructs justice and breaks the law is unfit to serve. William Barr should resign.”
Chicago, IL –Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, today joined Representatives Dan Lipinksi and Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, as well as Amtrak employees and labor leaders, at Union Station today in Chicago to call on Amtrak leadership and the Trump Administration to prioritize our nation’s rail infrastructure.